The Sun. — London, England, 1864-08-27 00:00:00

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I Top 225. „ Deep 2ls. „ Well screened and delivered within rive miles of their De pots, westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, Paddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Best Coke Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Lgent. 11EIE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN , " JL Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, can be had Every Evening of G. ft GrLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN' supplied, as soon as published ry Evening , by II ENE Y BROOKS, Newspaper Agent, 21, Old Cavendisn- Street, W. 111 GB. WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE. DAY.—Morning, Bi. 48 , 21.—Afternoon., 9h. 32© t 4 -Ko44uw.-Morning, lthli.—Afte:rnuon, lua. SOLD. d iob i , t - a~ LONDON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1864. ___...~_ Mr BERKELEY has long been the acknowledged champion of one of the most important of political reforms, and to judge from his brief letter to a con. temporary the other morning, he has no intention of abandoning his position. If he is again among the members of the Legislature, " it is his intention to again unfurl the. old banner, and do his best to rally our 200 ballot members to the old war cry— abellu vindex tacitce libertali9." The next election will, no doubt, give him plenty of illustrations of the evils of the present s3 - stem, for Exeter, he de clares, is but a type of what will occur in every contest, and certainly we have all seen enough of the usual effects of a general election to be able very readily to fill in the outlines. There is not much hope that the opponents of the Ballot will be convinced by anything they may hear or see, by any amount of bribery, corrup tion, and intimidation. There have been revelations startling enough to shake the most resolute convic. tion, spectacles sufficiently humiliating and painful to overthrow the most obstinate prejudice. Bat the poet tells us that A man convinced against his will, Is of the sane opinion still ; and we have not yet got to the length of obtaining even apparent assent. Our opponents still prefer to regard these various election mal-practices as especially " English," and therefore to be cherished by every national well-wisher. There is no line of argument more convenient and more inex haustible than an intangible one. It is so easy to affix. an epithet or to declaim in genera; phrases, aiad I ' so difficult to fight against ter, ~ idea." The vision- Agricultural meetings a n d ga th er i ngs o f a ll d o . vision ary' opponent is not to b e be fILd. You may attack Agricultural will now be the rage for some time to him with argument, illustration, and remonstrance; come. Lancashire seems to be Particularly active you may exhaust all the powers of logic and rhe- in these affairs just now. It was only the other toric to prove him in the wrong, and he starts d a y that Lo r d S TANLEY pres i ded at the Southport up agai n , answer i ng you with the old cry "It meeting, and there made an excellent discourse on 18 un-English." It is quite impossible to answer various topics connected with the sub j ect before thi s accusation, seeing that nobody h as hitherto them. Last Wednesday the re was t h e annual dine advocat es chfiu ed exactly w hat it means, and therefore its ner of the Royal North Lancashire Agricultural can easily shift their ground when ne- Society, and some noticeable remarks were made cessary. If it means that Englishmen are not during the course of the ev en i ng. Colonel PATTEN ashamed of thlir conduct at elections, we can only took the chair, and he fulfilled his task very reply that th ey ought to be, and it would be more efficiently, although he apologised on account of his to their credit if they were. If it means that all long absence, from various causes, from that part of thatfair is naw done in election times is perfectly the country. He concurred with Lord STANLEY as ber:"4 open, that is so perfectly well known to he to the propriety of giving leases. It will be greatly ntral- Y to actual facts, that it is no wonder sensi- to the advantage of all concerned when the preju ' al 'n are glad to disguise such meaning in vague dices entertained by many against them are done tetras. If it means that the lower ciassee would be away with. It is the surest mode of inducing im af.conted by te -"° I, q)i l cion of b e i ng a f ra i d to vote peoremcnts to be made, and, as Colonel PATTEN openy, th it is a stigma that a large portion of them very property put it, " whenever a tenant wishes to are bearing now, and it is no disgrace to them to grant them a prot ect i on have a lease, and show s hi s caracity for working a which does not compel term, it is to the interest both of himself and his them to hold the will their tong ues , Toe their vot es y may spea k of landlord that he should have one." One who has as y , and ca uvasaing will not done so much for Lancashire as the gallant Colonel altogether be put a stop to. In the clubs conducted on thi s v er "unE lisp 'which are has a claim to be listened to, which should not be y -En " fashion, votes passed over, and there was great truth in his ex and interest are frequently solicited mised, b ut a member is not o b l i ged toed pro. nortations not to neglect the society which h® then affront discoursed upon, on account of the smaller ones his friend by openly putting in the black ball starting up in vari ous di rect i ons. Being on a more against his cand i date. Lord PALMERsToN, indeed, 'comprehensive scale, it can d o mgr® effect thinks so highly o f the honour of t h e man who takes a t en p oun d note for his vote that he thinks 1 eat serv i ce to the cause than local ones, e owever estimable in their way, Of coarse, the system of bribery will still be carried on, as E Inch that is said at these meetings is agents can bribe the voters beforehand, and of ief a local character, and is not of much interest to coarse they will keep to their word The saute the general reader ; but,.at the same time, it is satin. - obligation, he thinks, appli es , to the re li e f f rom 1 factory to know that due attention is being paid toi, existence there are occasionally some brightening gleams to be witnessed, and some peculiar features may furnish a field for the introduction of wit and repartee. They are to be applauded who can find entertainment in such everyday occurrences, and like Lord PALMERSTON not only enliven their own existence thereby, but at the same time diffuse a reeling of hilarity around. intimidation, since landlords and employers will ask - which way the elector is going to vote, and treat him accordingly. The on;y wonder is that persons of such remarkable good faith on the one side, and such singular confidence and simplicity on the other, should have anything to do with such questionable work as bribery and intimidation at any time. If everyone always kept his word with such undeviating fidelity, and if we lived like the residents in the famous Palace of Truth, in a spot where plain speaking was compulsory, the Ballet might be supel flaous, but as things at present stand, such implicit truth and confidence are not likely to exist per se among electioneering voters with itching palms. But agents and if our present arrangements are so immaculate, what need is there for election committees and the cumberous machinery of the Corrupt Practices Bill? Such solecisms should surely be done away with, when an elector's word is as good as his bond, and every candidate a modern Bayard ! But this un. lucky Reform is no question of party. It has no more uncompromising opponents than the noble lord at the head of her Majesty's Government, and the noble lord the Secretary of State for Foraign Affairs. The City of London has not yet forgotten or forgiven its former member's conduct towards the Ballot ; and many another Liberal constituency has good cause to complain of its representative. The eltension of the franchise is, without doubt, a question of considerable moment. Large bodies of the people, intelligent, conscientious, and patri otic, are excluded from the exercise of political rights, but until we have some reform in the system of election, the lodger, the £6 householder, and other excluded classes may be admitted within the pale, but we shall have no actual representation of the people. Very certainly we have not such a re presentation now as Denmark can vouch for. How shall we obtain it ? Mr. BERKELEY quotes the words of Mr. BRIGHT, who says, that " When a man is hungry he eats, when he is cold he goes to the fire, when he needs shelter from bribery and intimidation he goes to the ballot box." This plain and forcible language points out the cure which every one abuses, but which no one will con sent to try. However, when Parliament is installed for another term of six years, Ministers and mem- bers may possibly be more willing to conciliate the country, as electioneering will be temporarily over. Lord PALMERSTON'S remarks on racing were most amusing, and it was a very happy idea which suggested itself to him of drawing a comparison between the rules of the " Turf" and the rules of Parliament. It might not have occurred to every one, and it could not hive been carried out by any one more likely to make the most of it than the Premier. His aptitude for the joking style of Dis course is certainly equalled by few and surpassed by none, and his hearers must have been gratified and surprised at the illustration. Politics were wisely eschewed at this gathering, but the reference made to Parliamentary proceedings was of course in keep• ing with the rule, since it was conducive to mirth and harmony rather than discord and disquietude. " The House of Commons very much resembles a race.c3urse," said Lord PALMERSTON, and then set out to illustrate his meaning, and carry out his simile. " First of all, parties go there and run for the Queen's Plate." No wonder this produced shouts of laughter and shouts of applause. Of course this came well from one who stood before the assembly as the winner, par excellence, of that much coveted prize. " Then, again, there is the match, and he is a lucky man who does not meet with his match ; but almost every one does, and is not at all contented in that enco-anter," This is true enough, and aptly characterises the prevailing feature of that assembly, in which, it has truly been said, that every one finds his level. There is no place like the house of Commons for putting down undue assumption, and proving fa;se expectations. Among so many individual attainments are soon reduced to their just level, and while extreme talent can rise to the height that is due, mediocre capabilities are lost in the crowd. Then Lord PALMERSTON went on to illustrate the rest of the parallel by saying that there was the good feeling in the House which gave weight for age ; but then, he added, it was true that the young ones sometimes trotted out of the course. It is not likely that one of the noble lord's experience has not had several practical illustrations of this truth during his long and active parliamentary service ; and, indeed, if report speaks true, only this session one of his own colleagues played him that trick, thereby causing much confusion and misun- derstanding. The " dead heat" is similar to the "tie," and that has frequently occurred of late years, particularly in the debates on Church Rates. Lastly, the noble lord mentioned an occurrence that is about to take place both on the turf and at St. Stephen's. " It often happens that a very good-looking horse breaks down." Thus did the Premier make a great deal out of what at first sight appeared to be very little, and succeeded in drawing a picture of politi cal life at once humorous and suggestive. It is well occasionally to go out of the beaten track and find something new or unexpected in the dry details o everyday existence. Amid the monotony of officia THE BUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVEMNG, AUG UST 27, 1864. such matters throughout the country, and thus we may hope for an improvement in the affairs of agriculture generally. Of late years many and most important changes have been made, and alters- tions have been effected that a generation ago would have confounded the steady-going old farmer and the quiet country gentlefolks. It is not too much to say that much of this improvement has been owing to the societies that have so strenuously laboured in the cause of agriculture, and brought intelligence to bear upon experience, and studied the subject in an abstract form before advising the practical part of the question to be put in execution. Anniversary of the Battle of Algiers. Aitchison, E,, midshipman of Leander, now lieutenant Armstrong, J, IV,, second master of Falmouth, now captain Barnett, E., midshipman of Superb, now rear admiral Beatty, D, M. N., midshipman of Severn, now lieutenant Belcher, Sir E„ midshipman of Superb, now rear admiral of the red. Blenkarne, %7., mate of Impregnable, now commander Bond, 'l'. 8,, midshipman of Glasgow, now captain Browne, W. C„ midshipman of Minden, now captain Bunbury, G. 8., midshipman of Alinden, now lieutenant Burt, W., midshipman of Superb, now lieutenant Barton, J. R., lieutenant of Albion, now admiral Caley, Charles, midshipman of Severn, now lieutenant Carnac, J. R., midshipman of Queen Charlotte, now vice admiral. Cheyne, G., lieutenant of Albion, now captain Christie, G„ lieutenant of Granicus, now commander Clarke, J., first lieutenant, R.m., of Superb, now major general Cole, W., midshipman of Leander, now lieutenant Delafosse, E. H., senior lieutenant of Hebras, now cap tain Dashwood, VP. 8,, commander of Prometheus, now ad miral Dickson, D, J., lieutenant of Britomart, now captain Douglas. J., midshipman of Britomart, now commander Davies, G., midshipman of Queen Charlotte, now captain Davies, J., lieutenant of Queen Charlotte, now captain Dickson, Sir 'W., Bart., midshipman of Minden, now vice admiral Dent, C. C., mato of Minden, now captain Dixon, J. S., lieutenant of Leander, now commander Edmont, Earl of, commander of Internal, now admiral Evison, J. C., lieutenant of Albion, now commander Ferrer, W. A., midshipman of Severn, now captain Featherstone, C. J., mate of Fury, now captain Freeman, W. L,, clerk in Glasgow, now paymaster Frampton, T. R., midshipman of Minden, now lieutenant Fraser, midshipman of Leander, now rear admiral Fulton, R., master of Glasgow, now commander Griffin, W., midshipman of Minden, now rear admiral Gordon, R, midshipman of Queen Charlotte, now rear admiral Goldsmith, J., purser of Superb, now paymaster Gill, W. Y., midshipman of Albion, now lieutenant Ilardwicke, Earl of, midshipman of Queen Charlotte, now admiral llelby, J. H., midshipman of Queen Charlotte, now captain Hawes, E,, mate of Britomart, now captain Higginson, F,, midshipman of Severn, now commander Heathnote, G. 11., midshipman of Glasgow, now com mander Holland, H. C., first lieutenant of Queen Charlotte and still holds the same rank Jago, J. S., acting lieutenant of Queen Charlotte, now lieutenant Jones, Sir L. T., midshipman of Granicus, now rear admiral Jackson, G. V., lieutenant of Hecla, now rear admiral. James, 11., second lieutenant, R.M., of Hecht, now captain. Justice, R,, mate of Minden, now lieutenant Johnston, 11., midshipman of Leander, now commander Kerr, J. J., midshipman of Impregnable, now lieutenant Luton, S. IL, lieutenant of Queen Charlotte, now com• mander Le Messurier, F. H , midshipman of Fury, now lieu tenant Liddell. J., midshipman of Albion, now lieutenant Leslie, A., surgeon of Severn, still same rank Manner; H. H., midshipman of Minden, now vice ad miral, Miller, J., master of Minden, now staff commander Mayne, D., midshipman of Leander, now captain Michell, F, 'l'., lieutenant of Queen Charlotte, now vice admiral Mitchell, T., znilshipman of Impregnable, now captain Munro, M., lieutenant of Impregnable, now commander M'Dougall, Sir J., lieutenant of Superb, now vice admira. March, C., midshipman of Superb, now lieutenant O'Brien, J., lieutenant of Impregnable, now vice admiral Parker,Chatles, mate of Queen Charlotte, now lieutenant Parkin, J. L., mate of Minden, now captain Palmer, J., purser of Glasgow, now paymaster Perkins, H. A,, lieutenant of Granicus, now commander Pridham, W. D., lieutenant of Prometheus, now com mander Pew, G,, mate of Beelzebub, now lieutenant Popham, 8., lieutenant of Glasgow, now vice admiral Richards, P., lieutenant of Queen Charlotte, now vice admiral Brogers, E., lieutenant of Queen Charlotte, Row captain Roddam, W., lieutenant of Impregnable, now commander Radcliffe, J., midshipman of Albion, now lieutenant Ryder, W., mate of Severn, now lieutenant Symes, A. S., midshipman of Ilebrus, now commander Stocker, W. R,, midshipman of Prometheus, now captain Stanley, E,, midshipman of Queen Charlotte, now rear admiral Stevens, J, 11., first lieutenant of Queen Charlotte, now major general Sweating, W., midshipman of Superb, now lieutenant Sibley, J., midshipman of Minden, now lieutenant Sanders, T., lieutenant of Leander, now rear admiral Sproute, 0., assistant surgeon of Leander, now admiral Smart, R., midshipman of Glasgow, now vice admiral Skinner, A. M'G., midshipman of Glasgow, now captain Seymour, E. W., lieutenant of Glasgow, now commander Tinling, E. 8,, midshipman of Queen Charlotte, now rear admiral Tumkins, H. W., mate of Cordelia, now lieutenant. Tomlin, J., master of Superb, now staff commander. Turner, M., midshipman of Hebrus, now lieutenant. Tracey, B. W., midshipman of Albion, new lieutenant. Wakefield, J. W., midshipman of Hebrus, now lieute nant. Walker, W., master of Beelzebub, now commander. Ware, C. 8., mate of Leander, now lieutenant. Weller, J. H., midshipman of Albion, now captain. Wentworth, W. F., lieutenant of Hebrus, still holds the same rank at Greenwich Hospital. Webber, G. W., midshipman of Hebrus, now lieutenant. Whish, W. G. H., midshipman of Queen Charlotte, now rear - admiral. Wilkinson, F. A., midshipman of Superb, now captain. Williams, P., midshipman of Superb, now lieutenant. This day being the 48th anniversary of the battle of Algiers, we subjoin the names of ,the surviving vetcran office! s who served under Lord Exmouth in that ever memorable victory, together with their - funk then and now, viz. : SEASHORE ACCIDENTS, Dr Kidd, writing to a contemporary says ;—Just at pre sent, when drowning accidents are so common at the sea shore, you will do good if you direct attention to a peculiar new form of proceeding with the drowned recently disco vered in America, by which persons sunk to the bottom for 25 minutes, and pronounced to be atone-dead for over two hours, were happily recovered and restored to perfect health. ' It was a dictum of the late Sir B. Brodie, and is the ortho dox faith of the Humane Society now, that no one was ever yet restored to life who was five minutes (there is a contro versy even about four minutes) submerged, This discovery is as great an improvement as electric telegraphs on four horse coaches. The details are in the Boston medical jour nals, from whence we got the science of chloroform or amass thetics, which was pooh poohed at first. The case of a navy officer is given who fell overboard, and was to all in tents and purposes dead for over two hours, yet was restored, and who takes every opportunity to spread the fact himself, as a thank-offering to Providence for his restoration to hie family.—Sackville-street, W., Aug 25. TEA STATISTICS.—The quantity of tea imported lito the United Kingdom in the first six months of this year amounted in round numbers to 671 millio pounds. Iu the corresponding period of 1863 it was 73i millions, and in that of 1862 it was 641 millions, so that the present . year's supplies to the 30th Juno are 6 millions short, corn pared with those of 1863, but 31 millions in excess of the rotarns dining the first half of 1862. The diminutions in the ',re sent year's arrivals, notwithstanding that the consumption is increasing at the rate of five million pounds yearly, need not excite apprehension of scarcity, inasmuch as the stock on hand is unprecedentedly large, and upwards of 30 ships, with cargoes estimated to contain 15 million pounds, are now on their way to this country from China and Japan. By the latest official accounts, it appears that on the 30th June last 1061 million pounds remained in the various bounded warehouses of the United Kingdom, which plan „, . _ tity is at least 10; million pounds more than was under the Crown's locks on the same date of last year, and as much as 26i million pounds more than on June 30, 18G2. This enor mous stock sufficiently accounts then for the falling off in this year's importations, For home consumption the quan tity entered between Jan. 1 and June 30 last was 44/ million pounds, or 21 millions beyond that of the same period of last year, and 5 millions beyond that entered in first half of 1862. For exportation the quantity shipped in six months ended June 30, 1864, was 15i million pounds, or 4/ millions more than in the same months of 1863, but scarcely 2 millions more than in the corresponding period of 1862. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S ETLEGRAMS.) AMERICA. QUEENSTO LPN, AUG. 27. The National Steam Navigation Company's steamer Virginia from New York on the 13th inst. arrived here at 7 30 a.m. to-day. She landed 29 passengers and the latest telegrams, and proceeded for Liverpool at 8 a.m., all well. NEW YORK, AUG. 13, Morning. Mr. Stanton announces that Confederate de serters report the capture of Mobile. The privateer steamer Tallahassee has burned six vessels 60 miles south-east of Sandy Hook. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, AUGUST 13, Morning. Money easy. Gold, 2551. Exchange on Lon don, 2741. Stocks steady. New York Central, 131 ; Illinois, 129,-. ; Erie, 1121; 5 per Cent. United States Bonds, 1091, Cotton quiet. Middling Upland,l73. Flour steady, Wheat, good demand for export. Corn dull: Provisions advancing. Coffee slightly firmer. Sugar very firm. Molasses quiet. Crude petroleum, 53 ; refined, 85. ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF MAN CHESTER. The Inman steamer City of Manchester from New York on the 13th inst. arrived here at 7 50 a.m. to•day. She brings 126,015 dols. and £1,120 in specie and GS passengers. She landed 12 passengers and nine sacks of mails, and proceeded for Liverpool at 8 a,m,, all well. ITALY. GREAT FIRE NEAR PALERMO. TURIN, Aua. 27. A great fire has taken place in the forest of Picidzzi, a Crown domain, near Palermo. The people assembled and hastened to the spot in order to arrest the progress of the conflagration. SPAIN. MADRID, AUQ. 26, Evening: Senor Frazio, the representative of the Emperor of Mexico, has arrived here and left for La, Granja. He is the bearer of letters announcing to her Spanish Majesty the accession of the Emperor Maximilian to the Mexican throne. 81011. RAIL 'A N. tives of Pru ss i a , was not a man to accept l . or Fede ral Germany nn Assembly elected even in the second degree. On the other hand, the probability is that the sharing of the Directorate with Bavaria did not much please him. What is the use, as De Maistre said, of that worn out and rusted machine ?' Germany may see from all this, the Siecle argues, that if nothing favourable resulted from her inte rests from the visit of Francis-Joseph in 1863, there is even less likelihood of something advantageous from that of the King of Prussia to Vienna in 1864. List year, it was Austria, who represented the liberal element, and Prussia who opposed it ; at present, the two Powers have drawn closer together, and as the probability is that Prussia is not likely to yield, it must be Austria who has given up her ideas of liberalism; Prussia, who will carry out her will, certainly not foreshowing any thing propitious for Federal institutions. THE BOMBAY MAIL• ~_ (REUTER'S EXPRESS.) SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 27. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Baroda, Captain Haselwood, with the heavy portion of the above mails, has arrived. She brings 33 passengers, 3 packages specie (value not stated), Indian curiosities and Delhi jewellery, value 3,350 rupees, and 152 packages sundries. The Baroda left Alexandria on the 12th ; in the Mediterranean she experienced strong head winds, from Gibraltar to Finnistere strong westerly winds, across the Bay and up the Channel light variable winds and fine weather. Oa the 23d inst. in lat. 41.11 N., long. 9.27 W., spoke the British barque Dorothy, and exchanged colours with the company's steamer Delta, bound for the East with the outward bound mails of the 20th. Her Majesty's ships Marlborough, Meanee, Gib raltar, Pio cebe, Royal Oak, Resistance, Chanticleer, Psyche, Firefly, Hibernia, Racer, and Redpole; at Gibraltar, her Majesty's ship Procris. GIBRALTAR, Aug. 21. The new French Minister accredited to the Sultan of Morocco, M. Aime d'Aquin, arrived here from Malaga, yesterday, and left this morning for Tangier, in the French steam frigate Jura. After landing the French Minister the Jura goes to Vera Cruz, whence she will convey to France a portion of the French army of occupation. The following British vessels have arrived here since the 13th inst. :—Schc oner Pacific, 16 days from Swansea; brig Britisher, 22 days from Car diff; schooner Maelota, 14 days from Cardiff; schooner John Pierce, 16 days from Cardiff; brig antine Mountain Lass, 24 days from Cardiff; schooner Integrity, 14 days from Cardiff; schooner William Tucker, 20 days from Liverpool; brig Alpha,ls days from Newport; steamer Genoa, 10 days from Glasgow ; schooner Ellen Vale 23 days from Swansea ; ll.M.stvam sloop Racer, 7 days from Falmouth ; her Majesty's gunboats, Tyrian and Wizard, 6 days the former, and 63- days the latter, from Falmouth ; steamer Milan, 3 days from Liver pool ; schooner Pride of Anglesea, 16 days from Newport; echooner Edward Margaret, 14 days from Newport; brigantine Harry Herbert, 15 days from Newport ; steamer Fortuna,6 days from Lone don ; and steamer lonia, 7 days from Liverpool. Exchange on London, 90 days' date, 51i ; Paris, sf. 29c.; Marseilles, sf. 30c. ; Genoa, 5f.31c.; Madrid, 8 days sight, par ; Cadiz, 11 to 14 dis. ; Seville, dis ; Malaga, 4 dis. ; Barcelona, 1 prem.; Almeira. Valencia, Alicant, par. Freight withou alteration. The Telegraphic Treaty between Hamburg and Holstein. The followirg is the exact text of the telegraphic ,reaty concluded between the city of Hamburg and ha Federal Commissioners for the Duchy of Hol. stein, to which exception is said to have been taken by Prussia : Treaty for the regulation of telegraphic communi cation of the free Hanse Town of Hamburg with the Duchy of Holstein, and over the frontier thereof, as well as with Cuxhaven. As in consequence of the negotiations which have taken place by order of the &mites of the Free those Towns of Hamburg and Lubeck and the Federal Commissioners for the Duchies of Holstein and Lauenburg, upo❑ the conclusion of a treaty for the establishment of the telegraphic communication with Hamburg and Lubeck through Holstein, it appeared desirable to regulate at the same time the telegraphic communication of the free Hanse Town of Hamburg with the Duchy of Holstein and over its frontiers, as well as with Cuxhaven, the nego tiators appointed by the Senate of the free Hanse Town of Hamburg and the Federal commissioners, viz., Syndic Dr. Carl Hermann Merck and Govern mental Councillor Carl Ernst Emil Lesser, member of the ducal government at Kiel, have agreed to and concluded the following treaty, reserving its approval by their respective superiors. Sec. 1. The free Hanse Tow❑ of Hamburg un dertakes the obligation of forwarding telegraphic messages coming from and by way of Hamburg, and destined for a northerly direction, upon the line existing between Hamburg and Altona, or upon a new line to be constructed ; and binds itself to permit the ducal telegraphic administration to for. ward messages destined for Hamburg and distanoes past that city upon the line to be main tainad by Hamburg between Hamburg and Altona and through the Hamburg telegraphic offices. Sec. 2. For the use of the wires upon the ducal state telegraph lines the Hamburg telegraph sta tion shall pay to the ducal telegraph administration 50 per cent. of the gross receipts calculated accord ing to the tariff in operation upon the ducal state telegraph lines. On the other hand 10 per cent, will be returned to the town of Hamburg as compensation for the works it will have to undertake to join the ducal lines. HER MAJESTY, Mr. W. Cavvkwell, general manager of the Lon don and 'Nortli-Western Railway, will have the conduct of the train throughout from Windsor to Aboyne. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prin cess Louis of Hesse, with their infant daughter, will leave Windsor Castle this afternoon, after a protracted visit to her Majesty, on their way to Germany. Their royal high nesses and retinue go by railway to the place of embarka tion, either Woolwich or Gravesend. The Victoria and Albert, royal yacht, commanded by Captain his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, will convey their royal highnesses and suite to Antwerp. It was expected that the Duchess of Saxe-Coburg would reach Windsor this morning from the Continent, and will take leave of the princess be fore her departure. Her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess Marie of Russia honoured the Baron and Baroness Brunnow with her company at dinner at Chesham House on Thursday last. A select party was invited to meet her imperial highness. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge intends to leave Cambridge Cottage, Kew, towards the close of the ensuing week, to pass a few weeks at Scarborough. The Duke of Somerset will leave his official residence at the Admiralty to-day, to attend the Privy Council to be held by her Majesty at Windsor Castle this afternoon. The Duchess of Somerset and Lady Gwendo line St. Maur go to•day to Buistrode Park, Bucks, where the Duke will meet them after the council. His Excellency the Turkish Ambassador will leave the Turkish Embassy in a few days for Scotland. Madame Musurus and daughters, and Mr E, Musurus leave this morning for Paris, on their way to Baden Baden. His Excellency the lion. C. F. Adams, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America, who is at present on a tour through North Wales, arrived at the Parade Hotel, Rhyl, on the 24th inst. The Earl and Countess Fitzwilliam and the Ladies Fitzwilliam have returned to the family seat, Mallon, county Wicklow, from visiting the Marquis and Marchioness of Abet corn at Baron's Court, county Tyrone. The Earl Granville arrived at his house in Bruton-street yesterday, The noble earl has come to town expressly to attend the Privy Council at Windsor this day. The Earl of Tyrone is making a tour of visits in Scotland. The Countess Delawarr has passed through town for Buelthurst Park, Sussex. The Earl Delawarr is still staying with Mr Hastings Russell, M.P., and Lady Elizabeth Russell, at Endaleigh, DeTunshire. The . Countess de Grey will, we understand, as company her Royal Highuess the Princess of Wales as Lady in Waiting during she forthcoming visit to the Royal family of Denmark at Copenhagen. The Countess of Bective, who has been seriously indisposed, is now better, and, it is said, out of danger. Viscount and Viscountess Grey de Wilton, who arrived in town oz Wednesday from Weymouth, will leavo town to-morrow for Lancashire, Viscount Milton has arrived in town from Went' worth House, Yorkshire. Viscount Palmerston returned to Cambridge House yesterday afternoon from visiting his constituents 0 Tiverton. Viscount Hinchingbroke has arrived in t 0 from Cowes, Isle of Wight. Lord Clarence Paget, M.P., has left the Admi ralty to join her ladyship at their seat in Wales. 11e31. ; Admiral the lio n . James R. Drummond, CM., is o ut °- town, as also Mr. Childers, M.P. The Right H on . T. Milner Gibson, 31• P" has arrived off Cowes from the coast of Spain. AN OMEN AV ERTED —A l etter f r om Vienna states that last w ee k, on t h e occas i on of flO l Emperot'a Pte, the Imp er i a l eag l e was placed on t he top of the spire of the Cathedral of St. Stephen, recently rebuilt. The operation was effected after a religious servie, in the presence of the Ministers of State, all the loca l authorities, and an immense concourse of people. As soon as the eagle, which is of gilt na tional hymn, an d t h e crowd cheere d bronze and of colossal si ze, reache d the Summit, bands of Th e Viennese att ac h great i mportance t o m m o u a s t ic h s e t a ru rt rl i A ly up the . this event, which theyregurd as o f goo d omen and the p l e d ge of a happier future. The discovery of the dangerous con dition of the spire was made in 1869, just after thia battle of Solferino, and this coincidence was regarded by the people as a presage of evil for Austria. The Archbishop and municipality, however, promptly determined on taking down the decayed part, and rebuilding it of the sa ws) height as before. The works have been carried on with great activity and completed in five years, to the great joy of the Viennese, who flitter themselves n o l e s s with posses sing the highest building in Europe than with the idea that the evil omen of the spire's decay has been permanently averted, rtiolo'ft. 11111 T- s L . 4,AM) ps WINRSOE, CASTLE, August 26. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Princess Louis of Hesse, drove in the grounds this morning. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena and Princess Louise also accompanied her Majesty. His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Hesse and his Grand Ducal highness Prince Eiimar of Olden. burg took a carriage drive. Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice took u carriage airing. Her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess Marie of Russia visited the Queen and Princess Louis of Hesse to-day. The Queen's Journey to Scotland. The Queen will leave Windsor Castle on AlondaY evening next for Balmoral, again travelling over the London and North-Western system, v i a Carlisle to Aberdeen, an d t h ence along the Deeside Railwa y to Aboyne, wh ere royal carriages will be in at tendance to con vey h er M a j esty and the mem b er s of the roy a l f am il y b y whom she will be accom panied to her Hi g hl an d h ome. The train, which i s f urn i shed by the London an d North-West ern R a il way Company, will consist, is addition t o th e Q ueen ' s saloon, of four double salnna carriages, one sa l oon, one family carriage, and four first-class carriages, with the usual trucks for four gons, &e. Her Majesty will travel with th e Priucess Helena in the state saloon. The Princess Louise will occupy another saloon with the Mar chioness of Ely and the Hon. Mrs Bruce. 'Tilsit royal highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Coburg, with their attendants, will occupy a third saloon carriage. The Princess Beatrice and Prince Leopold will travel in other saloons, and the other carriages in the train will be occupied by the members of her Majesty's and the Duke and Duchess of Coburgto suites, among whom are Sir Charles Wood as See• retary of State in attendance, General the Ho' Charles Grey, General the Hon. Sir Charles PhiPPet General the Hon. Arthur Wood, Dr. Jenner, Buff, Mr. Sahl, &c. Her Majesty will leave Windsor on Monday eve n " ing at 10 minutes to 7 o'clock, and, travelling over the narrow gauge system of the Great Western Railway, will arrive at Oxford at 8.7 p.m., a nd at Leamington, a distance of 90 miles, where the royal travellers will partake of refreshments at 9.18 p•w• From Leamington the Queen will travel over the Great Western Railway to the Bushbury Junction, near Wolverhampton, where the London and North" Western territory is entered upn ; thence to Wrnit more, where the engine will take water at 10 0 p.m., and onwards by Boar's Head at 1.6 eAn• ou Tuesday ; Kendal Junction at 2.37 a.m., and Car• lisle at 4.12 a.m. Summit Station on the Caledonian Railway will be reached at 5.38 a.m.; Greenhill, en the Scottish Central, at 7.2;') a.m. ; and Per th ' °II the Scottislallorth-Eistern, at a quarter to 9 o'clock. The lord-lieutenant of the county of Perth and the members of the corporation will attend at the sta tion on the arrival of the royal train. Her Majesty has graciously signified her intention of being pre' sent at the inauguration of the memorial to the Prince Consort in that city, and it is anticipated the ceremonial will occupy a couple of hours. lhe royal train is timed to leave Perth for the north at a quar ter toll o'clock. Thenceforward, the only stoppages will be to take water at the Bridge of Dun at 12.8 p.m., and at Aberdeen at 1.26 p.m., the royal tra. yellers being expected to reach Aboyne, the farthest point of the railway journey, 580 miles, at half-past 2 o'clock. CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. The Euxice, with the above mails, arrived at Marseilles at 7.30 a.m. this day. The mails were to leave at 11 30 a.m. (Latters on Monday morning.) 'FRANCE. PARIS, AUG. 27, Morning. The difficulties which had arisen between Turkey and Montenegro in reference to the frontier have been satisfactorily arranged by a Mixed Commis- BOURSE, Aug. ?X.—The market continues in the same lethargic state as regards the business doing, while prices are well maintained. 'Threes, for the Account, are unvaried at 66fr. 30c. Mobilier have improved to 1,002 fr. 50c. Railway Shares offered. and soma of the lines quoted lower. The market closed as follows : It per Cents. 94 75 Do, and 3 per Cents Do. end month..., 66 30 Credit Mobiler 1003 75 Do. end month 1006 25 Bank Shares 3380 Credit k oncier 1220 Ronan Italian Loan 67 45 Do. end month 67 60 Ditto Threes .. New Mexican .... 56 75 Russian Austrian Spanish Threes..., 49 25 Howe Debt .. — Deferred Cash. Account. Orleans Northern Lyons and I'l editurranon 916 25 .. 917 50 Southern 'Western Eastcra SarThnian • — Austrian Lon‘br.rd North of Spain Saragossa 497 50 500 Ditto to Barcelona The criginal articles of the Paris journals are no of much importance, generally relating to subjects already discussed. The Siecle, however, in a series of remarks on visit of the King of Prussia to the Emperor of Austria, gives some details of in terest respecting the relative positions of the va rious German States, the conclusion arrived at being that the two great Powers are gradually in creasing their influence ae: authority at the ex pense of the smaller States, The writer says:-- •' It is only necessary to leak at the obscure part which the Secondary States of Germany play when Prussia and Austria are in accord, to feel per suaded of the humiliating situation into which they would fall, if those two Powers should come to a definitive understanding. What, for instance, has become of the grandeur of Saxony, which so often played a European part ? Where is that of Bavaria, the Elector of which was tie centre and pivot of the greatest internal wars that are remembered in Ger many ? Who still bears in mind th e prepond er ati ng importance of Hanover ? Those States, which ought to have availed themselves of the rivalry of Prussia and Austria to become Getman bulwarks, have only known how to take an undecided place in coalitions They have lowered themselves day by day. They have not understood that their real means of pre servation was to place themselves at the head of the German revolution, and to constitute a strong Fee deral Germany. They have dreaded unity as much as death, and have preferred to live under the shel ter of the protection afforded by Prussia and Aus tria. The Emperor Francis Joseph suggested to the Confederation a plan which would have given a kind of preponderating place to one of the secon dary States, He proposed five successive authori ties A Federal Directory composed of Austria, Prussia, and Bavaria, thus admitted to a kind of precedence, and of two of the Princes whose con tingents form part of the Bth, 9th, and 10th corps d armee of Cie Confederation ; 2, A Federal Coun cil, consistin g of commissioners representing the 17 votes of the present restricted Council of the Fede ral Assembly ; 3, An assembly of delegates elected by the representative bodies of the different States of the Confederation ; 4, An assembly of Princes and of the superior magistrates of the free towns; 5, A Federal Tribunal to judge a part of the causes which now devolve on the Diet. But those plans evidently had not in their favour the appearance of good. faith. The admis• sion of Bavaria into the Federal Directory only had for object to dotach from the interests of the Confederation a powerful member, and to interest it by a kind of share in the ambition of Prussia and Austria. All the co-Federates would have been jealous of this new partner in the Em pire, and division would have been greater than ever. But what is a stronger proof of bad faith is, that in all those series of assemblies of Kings, Princes, and delegates there was no place for those elected directly by the people. Germany was only represented by official persons—of the real national representation there was nhne. No one can consider as such the Chamber which would have been com posed of the delegates of the majorities devoted to the Governments. That Chamber, moreover, would flail itself swamped in the series of other authori ties, It would have had above it the direction of the there Sovereigns, the Council of 17 votes, the and the . Federal tribunal, Asseenbly of Princes, all accorded active functions, whilst it would have been invested with only a kind of deliberative mission. 1. the Emperor of. Austria had really wished for a Germany worthy of the name, he would have proposed an Assembly elected directly by the people, and itself although that pl an di d Co t C o n t a i n anYth i le! regu lating the great Ger:jet-Tajo interests. Besides, very RESPITE OF THE CONVICT M AILYiIA RTLEY.— liberal, it was nevertheleeZ rejected by Prussia, 1 A. respite has been granted in the case of the convict, Mary King Frederick William, who now governs with v. who was convicted of the murder of her illegiti the sole co-operati on o f t h e ar i s ! ocracy, and who mate c h ild an `t left for execution at the last session of the dispenses with a Budget voted by the representa. Central Criminal Cou-r,. Sec. 3. Permission shall be given to the Free Hanse Town of Hamburg to establish telegraphic communication between Hamburg and Cuxhaven by submerging a cable from Cuxhaven to Bruns buttel, and making use of the poles of the West Holstein telegraph line to carry the requisite wires. The works necessary for this purpose upon the West Holstein telegraph line shall be carried on under the direction of the Holstein telegraph administration, the costs hereby entailed being defrayed by Hamburg upon presentation of the account, while the maintenance of the line will be undertaken by the Holstein telegraphic administration upon its own territory. Sec. 4. Provided, upon nearer examination, some other point upon the Holstein coast, as, for instance, Nenfeld, shall be thought better adapted for the landing place of the cable from the district of Ritze. butte], the free Hanse Town of Hamburg shall be at liberty to land the cable there and carry a tele• graphic line to Brunsbuttel. Sec. 5. The free town of Hamburg shall pay the Holstein telegraphic administration, as compensas tion for the concessions in sections 3 and 4, 25 per cent, of the gross receipts derivable from the trans mission of private messages between Cuxhaven and liamburg, and vice versa, along the Hamburg and eux!iaven lino through Brunebuttel. Sec. 6. Should an extension of the line past Cux. haven take place, the private messages sent along the line passing through Holstein shall be paid for by handing over 25 per cent, of the Hamburg share of the tariff for that line to the Holstein telegraph administration. Sic. 7. This treaty a hall be concluded for the term of 10 years from Jan. 1, 1865, and shall con• tinue in force for terns of similar duratiou so long as notice of its cessation shall not have been given byleither party six months prior to expiration of one of the decennial periods. Sec. 8. This treaty shall be prepared in duplicate and the exchange of the ratifications take place within four weeks at latest from the present date. Done at Hamburg, this 22d July, 1864. (Signed) C. H. MERCK, Dr. E. LESSER. The Harvest. CAMRRIDGESIIIRE.—Th e harvest has been vigc. rousiy prosecuted daring the week in this county, although in some cases it has been delayed by occa sional showers. The scarcity of labour has caused wages in a few instances to run high. Wheat, bar ley, and oats will be about an average around Wis beck, and the crops generally have borne the drought better than could have been expected. Pota toes are rather small ; the yield, however, is plenti ful, and there are no signs of disease at present. In the fens around Whittlesey the corn crops will not be equal to those of last year either in quality or quantity. Mildew has already been found to some extent. The bean crops are nearly destroyed by the fly ; in some cases they are scarcely worth cutting, and roots, such as wurtzel and turnips, are almost gone, like the beans. The want of rain is severely felt. LINCOLNSHIRE.—Great progress has Leen made with the harvest in this extensive agricultural dis trict during the past week, the weather having been highly favourable. There have been splendid showers, which have proved very acceptable to the root crops. In some instances leading has been in. terrupted by the rain, but nothing of any imports , ante. In the neighbourhood of Long Sutton the white corn is nearly all secured, and in very good condition. The wheat crop is generally pronounced of good 'polity, and the yield will be over an average. The drought has been severely felt around Alford, and owing to the scarcity of water and grass farmers have been obliged to fodder their cattle. The various crops of grain i❑ this vicinity will in most cases be an average one, and the quality good. In the Trent•side district much wheat has been cut rather green, and will have to remain a few days in stack. Though the crops on the rich alluvial top land will probably be about an average, there is a sad deficiency on light poor soils. The flax crops promise a good yield of linseed, and the flax itself is good in quality and a fair length. The fine rains of the week have much revived the pastures and root crops. Potatoes will, however, be comparatively small, and the yield eon. siderably below that of last year. Turnips are a thorough failure; onions, which promised well at one time, will be small and high in price. In the Isle of Axholme the chief products, wheat and potatoes, will be much below an average. WORKSOP AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.—The great bulk of the crops are already secured in excellent condition in the neighbourhood of Work sop. The wheat yields better than expected, but is not equal to last year. Barley is more than an ave. rage crop, and secured in prime condition. Oats are light. The beautiful and refreshing rain on Sunday morning will prove of immense value to reddish and the turnip crops, which are very poor. One singular feature in the turnip crop of this season, is that on the light sandy soils it looks the most healthy. At Mr Wilmot's, Prospect-hill farm (a light blown-away sand), both swedes and white turnips are looking excellent, and a field on the adjoining farm of Mr A. Brodhurst, is also well tilled in with swede turnips ; while on strong land and limestone, in many instances, there are not more than one third of a crop. DRIFFIELD.—Reaping is rapidly progressing in every direction. Crops in this distirct are generally very good, and wheat especially so; and in many instances equal to those of last year. Though wheat in the general run may be pronounced thin on the ground, there are instances of splendid flats with ears full of large grain, and the yield will be very prolific. Barley is invariably a good crop, and has ripened regularly and kindly. It looks admirable everywhere. Oats, too, are good, and of a fair growth, but they have not ripened so early nor so regularly as barley. It is a long time since there were such good crops of peas—in fact, they were never known to be better, being full of corn and well ripened. Beans in most cases are less favour able. They are short and only moderately corned. They have suffered much from drought and insects. The potato fields, which were so luxuriant and pro mising in spring, have been much deteriorated and retarded in growth by severe frosts and dry weather. Though the roots are small they are of excellent quality and free from disease. Turnips in many places have suffered severely from drought and the fly. The hay crop has been a short one, and this descrip tion of fodder is likely to become scarce and reach very high prices. Pastures are very bare, and the seed fields are completely burnt up, and it is sur prising how the sheep manage to exist with such scanty food. Returning to a notice of the cereal crops, it may be observed that it is a long time since they were so little injured by wind or rain, and, except in very few instances, they stand straight on ground. During the last few weeks of warm sunny weather there has been a magical change in the wheat crops, which have put on that beautiful golden tinge which invariably indicates their excellent quality. This is remarkably the case between Drif field and the sea ; and it is somewhat singular that near the coast, where, in other years the crops are generally most backward, there are this season some magnificent fields of wheat, end we never recollect to have seen finer than those of Mr. J. Kingston, of Beesingby, some of his wheat and oats standing five feet high. Near the sea are also some flourishing fields of turnips. Tho present state of the crops affords a favourable opportunity for using the reaping machines, which have been much in request ire this neighbourhood. Great numbers of harvesters presented themselves at our two last markets, and the bulk of them found em ployment. In any anticipated deficiency of the yield of the present harvest it would be fully met by the large quanties of old wheat in store, which may be stated on the best authority was never known to be so large. Since Sunday this district has been visited by several refreshing showers o' rain. SIGGLESTHORNE.—Most of the wheat is now down, as well as a great part of the barley. Farmers intended starting to lead the wheat in on Monday, but the rains of Sunday prevented them. Mr Moore, of Goahill, and Mr Taylor, of Seaton, secured some wheat on Friday and Saturday, and on Tuesday Messrs. Wright, Taylor, and Bullock were very busy, notwithstanding the showers. At Catwick and Leven much progress has been made, there being scarcely a farmstead where there are not stacks of the newly-garnered grain. TRENTSIDE.—There has been brilliant weather for reaping the corn, cloudless and dewless, and nearly all was cut by Saturday last. Wheat on the warp land is almost, if not fully, an average, but on the lighter soils of the district there will be a deficiency. There were fine rains on Saturday night and Sunday last, which have considerably im proved the appearance of the pastures, and will prove beneficial to the root crops. Potatoes are small for the season, and should an excess of rain fall it will probably induce disease. The flax crops are good. Turnips here, as elsewhere, are a failure. Harvest wages have been in accordance with the price of corn and the quantity of produce. The usual prices bring lOs to 12s per acre for mowing. The reaping machine is as yet but little used on the Trentside. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE—Since last week the weather has been broken. On Sunday morning we had a heavy thunderstorm and several hours of refreshing rain followed. Since then there have been several showers. In many parts of the county farmers have secured the whole of their corn crops, and on good heavy lands the yield of wheat w ill be nearly an average. %Hey is the beat. crop of the season. Generally the plant has done well, and the yield will reach a full average. Oats are variedly spoken of, but altogether the yield is very light. Beans thin. Peas are a fair crop, Potatoes are sound and of good quality, but small in size. Turnips have mostly proved a failure; the early swedes promise the best. Marigolds are a very poor crop.--Hall Packet. Mr E. T. Smith announces the production of " Mazeppa," with a powerful caste, at Astley's, early in September; and in order to give a novel effect to its representation, he has engaged an American lady, Miss Adah Isaacs Menken, to enact the part of Mazeppa, wh ich iS usually played by a Yuan. Miss Menken is a bold, dash ing equestrienne, and, it is said, performs all the " runs" (as they are technically termed) with surprising courage and sang fi old. As she is reputed to be a very handsome and graceful woman, we should not be surprised to find the Lady Nazona a theatrical sensation of neat season,--.Lea FRENCH DERBY FOR 186 G.—The engage' merits for tho Great Paris Prize, 1866, have just beenmade, a n d num b er 94 horses against 83 in 1863, 126 . 1861, and 112 in 1805. The winning of that event by 3 French horse this year appears ta have stimulated th ° , owners racehorses in France, for of those now entered 53 are French an d 4 i only English, wh i le i n pre vious years the r; portion of English to French was as two tte s , P eri 'ort D( ,U( 4 tisi D, Dc ll( San.' Dc Span -Dc Pc e„, , bo Rr ow , S titt K ‘leater